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Funeral director admits preventing 30 burials and theft
Robert Bush admitted 30 burial charges and theft from charities after police found 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes at the funeral home.
- On Thursday, former funeral director Robert Bush pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to 30 counts of preventing lawful burials and theft from 12 charities, including Macmillan Cancer Support and the Salvation Army.
- Humberside Police launched an investigation in March 2024 following a report of 'concern for care of the deceased,' discovering 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.
- Families endured 'heartbreaking' deception as they received incorrect ashes, with some discovering their loved ones' bodies remained at the premises for months; relatives branded Bush a 'monster' for his 'selfishness.'
- Judge Mr Justice Hilliard warned that a 'custodial sentence is inevitable in this case' before releasing Bush on bail, with sentencing scheduled for July 27 and 240 victim statements expected.
- Bereaved relatives are now pushing for urgent reform of the 'wild west' of Britain's largely unregulated funeral trade, aiming to rebuild public trust and implement tighter oversight of funeral plans.
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perspectivemedia.comFuneral director ‘will pay for what he’s done’, says mother of stillborn child
Robert Bush pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial on Thursday at Hull Crown Court.
·London, United Kingdom
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Robert Bush initially denied these charges at a hearing in October, before pleading guilty on Thursday in the Hull Criminal Court, in the presence of many relatives of the deceased.
·Paris, France
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Legacy Funeral Directors Case: East Yorkshire man admits remaining 31 charges as families left devastated
Following a complex sixteen-month investigation into what began as concern for care of the deceased at a funeral directors in East Yorkshire, Robert Bush has today pleaded guilty to the remaining 31 offences that he was charged with, taking the total number of offences to 67.
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